Rooted

'We learned about how our actions and our words and putting it all out there and how that was affecting families and the community as a whole. That really moved me'

'I was grateful to have lived there. The people are friendly. They watch you put out your garbage and they see the hassles you get into and your ego is really in check and people are caring and supportive and give you your privacy and I was very grateful for that, I think that saved my bacon. But also, it is just a great place to live and North Bay has got so much to offer'

“I’ve looked through a lot of windows in my career, a lot of different people have inhabited me and it’s a great way to expand your own empathy which grows exponentially the more characters you explore and the more people you try to understand."

'Being able to put someone’s work into someone else’s office who will have a true appreciation for that is very exciting'

“It’s what I have invested most of my time and passion over the course of my whole life. I’ve been doing this professionally for about 20 years"

"I took a leap of faith going for something that my heart said yes to, and it's been nonstop ever since, and I think that you’re in a good place when work doesn’t feel like work.”

Lance Evers may be one of the best pure athletes to ever come out of North Bay

'I'm very fortunate that I’ve sold them all over the world, but it doesn't happen overnight'

'We’ve gone from one or two movies a year to 17 or 18 a year in and around our city. We’re at the stage now where a good actor can find work in northern Ontario'

'We’re not a huge club, we’ve got 28 members and to see this group step up day in and day out and do all the things we have accomplished, it just blows my mind. I’m incredibly proud to be a member of this club'